John Gill Commentary Joshua 7:17

"and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:" — Joshua 7:17 (ASV)

And he brought the family of Judah
That is, the tribe of Judah, as Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it, ^F26 ; or rather, the several families in that tribe, even the heads of them:

and he took the family of the Zarhites :
which descended from Zerah the son of Judah; that was taken by lot:

and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man ;
and cast lots on them:

and Zabdi was taken :
that part of the family of the Zarhites which sprung from Zabdi, a son of Zerah.

---

FOOTNOTES:

• F26: So R. Sol. Ohel Moed, fol. 94. 2.